Canada Geese
In my yard late winter 09’ playing in the puddles, enjoying life~


Canada Goose Facts
• Life expectancy about 20 years
• Weight: 20-25 pounds
• Migration is a learned process
• Migratory geese flight range 2 – 3 thousand miles
• Resident geese flight range: 100 –200 miles to find food, water, and safety.
• Resident geese can fly long distances as their migratory cousins, but generally have learned that it is not necessary.
• Migratory geese do not become resident geese unless they are injured.
• Mating season: February to March
• Geese mate for life and will stay together during all seasons.
• Geese will find a new mate if mate dies or is killed.
• Migratory geese nest in Canada.
• Geese nesting in the U.S. are “resident” geese who were born here.
• Resident geese were imported to the area for rebuilding dwindling numbers for conservation or hunting. The urban nuisance was not anticipated.
• Nesting Season: Mid March to mid May
• Age of geese when they begin to nest: 3 years
• Geese return to the general area of their birth each year to mate and nest. Sometimes the exact site, sometimes a nearby pond or other body of water.
• The instinct to return to their general area or birth is very strong.
• Migratory geese fly 2,000–3,000 miles to return to these sites.
• Resident geese do not know how to migrate.
• When geese are chased from their traditional nesting area or the nesting area has too many nesting pairs, they find alternative sites to nest … sometimes farther from water, sometimes in nearby ponds, sometimes on rooftops or balconies. They will hide their nests.
• Geese prefer isolated sites near water to nest. Islands are their favorite location.
• Nests are usually on the ground, in the open.
• Sometimes geese nest in brushy or swampy areas not subject to flooding.
• When egg laying begins the “Father” goose will stand sentinel watch nearby, but not so close as to give away location of nest to a predator. When a solitary goose is seen during nesting season a nest is somewhere in the vicinity.
• The eggs in a nest are called a “clutch”
• Average number of eggs in a nest: 5
• Mother goose lays 1 egg approximately 1_ days apart until full clutch is obtained.
• Eggs not being incubated are cool to the touch.
• Mother goose waits until all eggs are laid before she begins to sit on nest to incubate eggs
• Incubation time: 28 – 30 days
• Undeveloped eggs (still fluid) will sink or float vertically with the wider portion of the egg pointing down.
• Developed eggs will float horizontally or at a slight angle and break the surface of the water. At that point they are one to two weeks away from hatching.
• All geese eggs in a single clutch hatch on approximately the same day
• Baby geese are called “goslings”.
• Natural predators of geese are foxes, raccoons, owls and snapping turtles
• Goslings can fly approximately 2-3 months after hatching.
• During June adult geese lose wing feathers and are unable to fly. This is called molting.
• Molting season runs from early June to late July.
• Geese can fly again approximately 6 weeks after molting.
• Generally by early August all geese (except injured geese) are able to fly.
• During the molt geese need to be near water (any water) for easy escape from predators. The molting area needs an easily accessible food supply.
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Jonice
Wonderful Lj. I can’t wait until our ducks come back this winter.
LjMaxx replied
The season is changing quickly here J.. It shouldnt be long now.. T.Y.. :)
Maureen Maliha
so pretty, Lj :-)
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Maureen!
Cheryl Lunde
Sooo pretty!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Cheryl.. Much appreciation.. :
LYN EVANS
What a beautiful water painting.
LjMaxx replied
Hey Lyn.. Thanks so much~ :)
Anthony Hedger
You are getting sooooooo good at these beautiful photo / art / paintings Lj. It is a fantastic series and I just love them because they are different – great work my dear friend.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks A.. Your so kind to me.. Gonna take this one down and re-do it.. Not as pleased with it as I think I can do so… Big hug comes with this reply too. Have a great a day.. OOO
CanDuCreations
Very beautiful work Lj. An instant fav
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Thea.. ~:)))
valzart
Super capture + post work sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez
LjMaxx replied
Your very kind Val. T.Y., ~:))
syd baker
Lovely effect and lighting, we get the canadian geese near many of the streams here.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Syd.. Appreciated very much.. Gonna remove this & re-do it though.. I think I can do better.. Later~ :)
Jeff Burns
fantastic effect well done
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Jeff.. very much.. :))
cherylc1
Beautiful capture and treatment!
LjMaxx replied
H C.. Thanks so much.. gonna take down & re-do this one. Hopefully the next one will be alot better.. Have yourself a great day too!
SarahAnn
beautiful photo LJ
LjMaxx replied
Hi Sarah.. T.Y.. very much too~
sss526
Is it a photo or a painting? You make it look effortless, A favorite for sure. Waiting to see more.
LjMaxx replied
Hello.. Thanks.. :))) I think though that it needs a re-do.. you know how that goes.. cya later.. :)
LudaNayvelt
excellent
LjMaxx replied
Hello Luda.. Great weather we are having today in the N.E. ENjoy and Thank you! :)
Stan Wojtaszek
This is great, Lj. The teatment gives it such an idyllic feeling. :)
LjMaxx replied
Hi Stan.. Thanks so much.. I think I am gonna try a re-do on this one though.. I think I can do better and hope u get to see the new one when it goes up.. So pleased for your comment too.> ~:)) Lj
JenLand
It’s wonderful Lj! It looks like a watercolor painting and so sweet with the playful feel of the geese in the puddle! Don’t take it down!! :o)
LjMaxx replied
Hi Jenny.. I am thinking this looks abit fuzzy.. However.. I am on a tiny notebook for abit while my normal setup is in the digi hospital. Might be this screen.. either way,, Gonna try it again to see if I can improve it some.. & practice up.. Thanks soooo much for the kind words J~ :)))
lianne
This is just awesome LJ – love the artistic painting treatment here. So well done!
LjMaxx replied
Hi L.. Thanks! I am really enjoying learning some of this tech.. I am so pleased for your comment.. ~:)
Marvin Collins
Beautiful work LJ, love the painting effect!!
LjMaxx replied
Hello Marvin.. Thanks.. Enjoying myself.. Glad for your comments here too ~))
Kate Adams
Lovely work Lj!!! – love the effects – gorgeous winter image!!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Kate. Winter is not to far away really.. Soon all these birds will be gone for awhile.. They are passing thru my state in great numbers right now.. ~:)
Al Bourassa
Nicely done LJ. Great information.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Al.. I too liked the facts page.. I learned some stuff I had no idea about with Geese.. Pleased you liked it too> ~:))
Michael Beers
Lj
FANTASTIC JOB!!!!!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Michael.. Many Thanks!!! ~:)))
Veronica Schultz
Beautiful!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Veronica.. Thanks for the visit & comment.. Greatly appreciated. ~:)
RickF
Beautiful effect!
LjMaxx replied
Hey Rick.. T.Y.. so much here. :)
Luca Renoldi
beautiful work
LjMaxx replied
Hi Luca.. Thanks for the visit & comment.. Appreciated.> ~:)
chijude
Beautifully done LJ ... and what fascinating birds they are. Living on a farm for a period of my life we found that it was the couple of geese we had that were the real watch dogs!! They would alert the dogs and set them barking. Bertie and Gertie … and I will never know which was which and whether or not they were both Berties.!!
LjMaxx replied
Hahahah.. Thats funny. B & G.. good thing they rhymed too.. lol… I do enjoy having them in my yard.. most of the year long too.. I have a smaller homemade pond I did years ago for the wildlife to come visit to.. Really was the best money I have spent on any one thing here at my home ever. Thanks Chijude.. )))
dc witmer
did these geese go through customs? I hope so, or their goose is cooked! hehe, this is fantastic, love the finish.
LjMaxx replied
Hi dc.. always a delight for me to see your words left. Thanks so much dear girl..
Ya know.. I am thinking now.. since you said that.. They do seem to be acting abit like fugatives. Ducking & dodgeing about the apple trees when they see me.. . They should be aware after all these trips to the USA that they now require a passport for entry.. Humm.. hahahaha. funny.. Thanks so much for cking out my Geese.. Cooked or raw.. ~:)
Bunny Clarke
Soft and gorgeous creation. Love the results.
LjMaxx replied
Hi Bunny.. Your very kind and I greatly appreciate you.. )
Kent Burton
Gorgeous!! – looks like a beautiful water painting! – Kent
LjMaxx replied
Hello Kent.. Glad you thought so. I appreciate your time to visit and comment too. T.Y.. ~:)
autumngirl
Nicely done! The Canadian geese are already coming back here to Colorado for the coming Winter…..gaaaaah, goose poop all over the place! (winces at the thought!)
LjMaxx replied
Thanks A.G. Lotsa poop here too.. thats the only part I dont like to much having so many here all the time but.. at least they stay down yard quite abit for me.. Hahaha.. Later~ :)
Keith Reesor
Wonderful painting Lj!! It’s just around the corner now!! :)
LjMaxx replied
Yes.. it is.. Scarey huh.. Hahahhaa. Thanks Keith.. so much too.. ~:)
Béla Török
Excellent work, dear Lj!
thepaintedsoul
Beautiful photo, Lj. But what makes it for me is the effect. It’s really painterly and moody. Nice imaginative interpretation. : >D Cheers! TPS
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Soul.. I am learning some new things in school again this year.. 6 mths left to go.. so please you liked it and I appreciate the positive feedback.. very much! :)
Victoria Jostes
how beautiful is this? well composed and wonderfully processed. WELL DONE!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Victoria.. :)
David Silsbury
Wow that is beautiful, well done.
LjMaxx replied
Hi David.. Many Thanks to you.. :)
LoneAngel
very nice !!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks L.A. ~:)
Bruce Miller
nice image. cool effect
LjMaxx replied
Hi Bruce. Thanks so much for commenting here. ~:)
Shoaib .
very awesome !!!!! lLOVE the effect you put on this, very very cool
but u might have to change the title, because its never right to say canadian geese its always canada geese !!! lol (just trust me on this one ! lol)
GREAT WORK !
LjMaxx replied
Thanks S.. I didn’t know that.. Good info.. I have always said C.G. in full.. Hummm.. Damn… . . I will go fix that up right now… Nice avitar btw.. :) OOO
Cee Neuner
Great capture. A tad bit too cold for my liking.. :D
cdudak
Great capture and treatment here LJ.
Bob Wickham
Hi, in your earlier comments you write you think you can do better. I think we can all do better as our skills improve, but this one looks pretty damn good to me just the way it is.
Bob
LjMaxx replied
Hey Bob.. Thank you.. I am just learning the digital painting thing.. . am improving daily on it.. Working on some new stuff now.. I so appreciate your comment here ~ :)))
walela
Beautiful!
CarolM
Looks like a watercolor painting. Beautiful. I just heard a flock of them fly over just a few minutes ago. I’m in Minnesota right now.
Aleksandar Top...
beautiful image
Wendi Donaldson
Beautiful image, Lj…... signs of things to come I guess. Lovely treatment too!!!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Wendi.. Hope you are doing well & good. Thanks so much for the visit and comment too.. ~:)
Anthony Hedger 24 days ago
this would make a great Christmas card as well Lj with or without words across it
Jens Helmstedt 17 days ago
Lovely work!
John44 17 days ago
Excellent capture, indeed awsome, technically perfect dearest LJ
John
LjMaxx replied 17 days ago
Hi John.. Hope you are doing well this week.. Thanks for cking out my Geese.. Always good for me~ :)
John44 17 days ago
Yes.. you are the sweetest Goose ever :-))